The Ogre Trading Post

06/05/2024

Anyone else go sit outside and have a random wild raccoon attempt to climb in their lap with that "UPPIES" look on their hims face? Just me? OK cool. DAFAQ WAS THAT ABOUT

05/28/2024

Flutterby Fairy Festival caught a great pic of an ogre at work. They were some tough customers Bringing in the May

05/07/2024

These two types of humans that end up in Baltimore Krampus s cage

04/27/2024

Ok Scranton, whose gonna come trade with me tomorrow at Wolf & Faerie Productions ?

04/15/2024

I think I found a fae trap

03/27/2024

Volunteers needed for the Dark Fairey Realm
At the Mayday Faerie Festival (May 4th—5th)
Rocky Point Park, MD
Dark Faeries, Cyrtids, Creatures of the night we seek your assistance to help staff our area with characters, photographers, purveyors of the children's games
In return for your service, you will receive:
Free admission to the May Day Faerie Festival
Access to the Hospitality Tent
Service Learning/Community Service Hours
Entry to a magical land of snow, darkness and beauty
For More Information Email: [email protected]

03/24/2024

After a few discussions with those that make decisions I get to ask, whose gonna be a tour guide ro Ogres at New York Fairy Fair?

03/17/2024

As festival season heats up, here's where to find us, if you're so inclined
Spring Fairy Ball, 2024 3/23
Ocean Renaissance 4/12-4/13
Mythica Fairie Market Scranton, PA 4/27
May Day Faerie Festival 2024 Elements of Magic 5/5-5/6
Fairies and Gnomes festival Furnace Town Historic Site 5/11
Bringing in the May 5/18-5/19
The Spiders Masque, VARF 5/25-5/26, 6/1-6/2
The Ogre Trading Post will be at all but the first and last of this list (though I ALWAYS have some trades with me)
Come, let me terrori...play with everyone

02/27/2024

TODAY IS THE QUEENS BIRTHDAY. LONG LIVE THE QUEEN

02/19/2024

Highlight of the weekend was, for once, not one of my own trades but, watching Mudge of the Goblin Embassy taking a trade for snail mail. I was so interested in the riddle exchanged that I got close enough to hear but, not so close as to interrupt. When finished, Mudge spun and came wide-eyed face to barrel Ogre chest. I believe there was a slight gulp from the goblin. 😆

02/19/2024

Mythicon: Mid-Winter Gathering of the Fae was FANTASTIC. Special thanks to Ken and Cat for putting on a great festival that has grown exponentially every year. Trading was pretty steady even all the way back in the Aspire. To all those that donated, thank you so much. We may have enough things for the next 2 shows now. Can't wait to get moving

02/19/2024

Wandering Ogre making memories

02/16/2024

The DaVinci device says I should be at Mythicon: Mid-Winter Gathering of the Fae in 2 human hours. We shall see

02/05/2024

Kyani Lloyd-Wyvernspur Ordm got her hippocampus

01/26/2024

This seems like it belongs here

2245 likes, 135 comments. “Decided to combine all my inspirational dog daycare messages 😂 this trend was hilarious”

01/25/2024

PLEASE SHARE ATTENTION- some of you folks know my dear friend Spiffy Jossalossalyn Hornick. She’s currently in crisis. Due to an abusive partner/ex, she is currently homeless. She’s staying temporarily in a hotel room (Shippensburg) with a friend and his GF but his 3 children will be joining for the weekend and it’s just not an option for her to be there. I’m asking for help to find her a secure place to stay. Her disability payments recently stopped due to the govt claiming she was overpaid. She is attempting to dispute this but now that she doesn’t have an address, it will be difficult to continue the dispute. Donations of funds and any leads in helping her find a temporary to permanent place to live are welcome. You can reach out to her directly for more information. Thank you!

01/24/2024

Gess wut I just herd: Gnomes eat manure? Dis why dat one always stinky

01/24/2024

Wit only anudder ten-day to go bufor the grate ogre hollydae of shuddupantink, on the 1st day ov Brrr (February), when we ar all forced to sit witout talkin for a WHOLE Dae and tink bout all da tings we did for da last year, WE MUST GIT ALL DA TINGS DONE SOON. So, a ROYAL PROCLAMATION: STOP NOT DOIN STUFF. In just a short time da stupid spring will be here and ALL THE FESTIVALS WILL START. While we still have the Crown Jewel of Winter that is Mythicon: Mid-Winter Gathering of the Fae the official start of spring is the Spring Fairy Ball, 2024 where the Royal Court of the Unselie will take their leave (unless something sordid happens to a certain rodent) and a new Seelie monarch will be crowned

12/29/2023

Who will I see at Mythicon: Mid-Winter Gathering of the Fae?

12/25/2023

https://youtu.be/tNk-ZeDMQDU?si=-giYimjE2KZpBexQ

12/25/2023

A ROYAL PROCLAMATION:
CELEBRATE YOUR WEIRDNESS. Humans are always trying to hide themselves for fear or being "outcast". How they don't realize that THAT is what makes each one unique. So, CELEBRATE YOUR WEIRDNESS, I will celebrate it with you. THAT is how you LIVE OUT LOUD.

12/10/2023

From Shane Odom. Quite a beautiful piece of art
Here is a unique item! A Krampus Nutcracker. We did a limited series of them for our collectors and have one left. Created in multimedia using a blank Nutcracker base. Real antler tips for horns and wool for hair. This one came with a sword so we kept that but gave him a whip as well. We made one last year for ourselves and this was our first time offering them for sale. Not something we can offer at MDRF but delighted to share it here. From Mythical Designs: Masks & Miscellanea located in King's Field near the Maze.

This Seasonal Decor item is sold by MythicalDesigns. Ships from Mount Savage, MD. Listed on Dec 5, 2023

12/10/2023

The Children's winter faerie ball at Manor Mill was a hoot. What a beautiful way for the Ogre to end his year. Now, we sort through trades and start getting ready for Mythicon: Mid-Winter Gathering of the Fae all the way in February and the start of the The Ogre Trading Post new year. Lynne Jones thank you so much for the invite. This was a near perfect day. A good flow but, not overwhelming. Here's to hoping to see you all next year in all the old places and hopefully so new ones as well. As always a special thanks to Nina Amaya for handing us this and allowing us to run with it.

12/07/2023

People are hurting in the human economy. As Unseelie King i strongly endorse ths:
I was at Whole Foods yesterday, which is owned by Amazon, which paid $0 in income taxes on $11 Billion in profits in 2018, and which is operated by Jeff Bezos, who is worth roughly $112 Billion, making him the wealthiest man in the world.

The reason that I mention this is that Whole Foods was having a holiday food drive and had the absolutely ludicrous fu***ng audacity to suggest that I purchase food from them so I could then give it back to them so that they could use it to feed hungry families during the holidays. In essence, a man who is worth more money than the average human would earn in 45,000 lifetimes asked me to give him $5 so that hungry children could have crackers because it is essential that he profit before hungry people eat.

Whole Foods and Jeff Bezos should not need me to broker this transaction, but since they asked, I solved the problem that they are either too stupid or too selfish to solve on their own by walking through the aisles, grabbing armfuls of food and depositing it in the donation bins. You're fu***ng welcome.

It's really a zero-risk maneuver, as you haven't stolen anything, simply placed items in a different location in the store, and in the unlikely event that you are confronted by an overworked and underpaid Whole Foods employee, you can ask them to try to sort your contribution out of the donation bin by figuring out the exact point when they are taking food out of the mouths of hungry children and when they are taking money out of the pocket of the man who accumulated that money by underpaying and overworking his employees.

I will be doing this on every visit to Whole Foods throughout the holidays and hope that all of you do the same. Happy Holidays.was at Whole Foods yesterday, which is owned by Amazon, which paid $0 in income taxes on $11 Billion in profits in 2018, and which is operated by Jeff Bezos, who is worth roughly $112 Billion, making him the wealthiest man in the world.

The reason that I mention this is that Whole Foods was having a holiday food drive and had the absolutely ludicrous fu***ng audacity to suggest that I purchase food from them so I could then give it back to them so that they could use it to feed hungry families during the holidays. In essence, a man who is worth more money than the average human would earn in 45,000 lifetimes asked me to give him $5 so that hungry children could have crackers because it is essential that he profit before hungry people eat.

Whole Foods and Jeff Bezos should not need me to broker this transaction, but since they asked, I solved the problem that they are either too stupid or too selfish to solve on their own by walking through the aisles, grabbing armfuls of food and depositing it in the donation bins. You're fu***ng welcome.

It's really a zero-risk maneuver, as you haven't stolen anything, simply placed items in a different location in the store, and in the unlikely event that you are confronted by an overworked and underpaid Whole Foods employee, you can ask them to try to sort your contribution out of the donation bin by figuring out the exact point when they are taking food out of the mouths of hungry children and when they are taking money out of the pocket of the man who accumulated that money by underpaying and overworking his employees.

I will be doing this on every visit to Whole Foods throughout the holidays and hope that all of you do the same. Happy Holidays.

12/03/2023

Well Fells Point Krampuslauf 2023 was AMAZING. Did I take ANY PICS OR VIDEO??? Of course not. My ADD forgets that I have a camera at EVERY EVENT!!!

12/02/2023

This is Kyani, THE QUEEN, the sea-witch and my wife. There is NOONE that pushes me in the best ways to get things done. She keeps my schedule and makes sure I'm where I'm supposed to be AND WHEN IM SUPPOSED TO BE THERE. None of WHT we do gets accomplished without her. She does her best (and believe me, it's a full-time job) to keep me in some semblance of direction. So
BY ROYAL DECREE, let us celebrate those that keep us going, fighting, and doing the things we already know we must do. ALL HAIL THE QUEEN

11/30/2023

He not so scary but, I been güd

11/30/2023

Costume contest at Fells Point Krampuslauf 2023!!! YOU WILL BE JUDGED

11/30/2023

The Royal family of Baltimore Fairie Baltimore Faerie Faire would love to see everyone at the Fells Point Krampuslauf 2023 on Saturday. Bring a new, still in box for Toys 4 tots. Jump in the sack race and be sure to wear your be costumefor the costume contest. Gad about Fells Point and help us wrangle the naughty. Maybe recite your transgressions for Baltimore Krampus and take your "punishment" 😉. It's sure to be a devil of a good time. There are NO VENDORS and ITS FREE. What more could an Ogre (or anything else) ask for

11/23/2023

I think it may be time to introduce the Unseelie royal family of Baltimore Fairie Faire
King Hamish the Ogre of the Trafing Post, Illustrator of Skin, friend of children, trader of treasures
Queen Kyani, harpy of the coastline, Guardian of the Iland of Broken Toys, Mother of all Misfit Children
Princess Kenzie, keeper of the bats in the belfry, slayer of the slanderous, feral general of the Misfit guard, and Pukka rider of the riptide.
All revel in their splendor FOR THE FAE,
FOR THE OGRES, FOR THE FAE